The Rim fire has transitioned to the Southeast Blue Team and remains in unified command with Cal Fire.
The
fire continues to increase in size and actively through the day and
night. It continues burning east and has crossed the Yosemite National
Park boundary. The fire also continues burning west toward the
coummunity of Pine mountian Lake.
The availability of fixed wing
air craft is pertinent to the success of suppression operations. The use
of Maffs C-130s and the V-LAT DC-10 has greatly improved suppression
efforts. Use of Military Rotary wing aircraft continues today.
In
the next 24 hours the fire is expected to continue up the Tuolumne
River canyon, and continue its spread to the north and east.
Due
to inaccessible, steep terrain and active fire behavior a combination of
direct and indirect attack will be used on this incident. Direct line
suppression efforts are impeded by difficult access and steep
inaccessible terrain. Active fire behavior today raises safety concerns
for crews adjacent to the fire’s edge. Smoke exposure within the deep
drainage of the Clavey River will be an issue for fire crews as well.
